A Liberian Journey

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Wed Sept 29^th Another day of rest. In the morning I went out with the 22 dust shot and collected some a sun birds which I skinned out. I also found some nest – 2 of a sun birds and one of a brilliant vermilion red bird with brown wings and saddle. In the afternoon Hal and I went down to the village to take pictures but outside of a crowd following us there was very little to offer. We wandered around thru the houses with our followers (about 100) like the pied piper to occasionally turn our cameras on them as they fled. We also filmed some of the more highly decorated who were less flighty. On our way back we took some pictures of the leopard men as they worked on the edge of the compound. Then we packed up – for tomorrow we are going up to Sessi town (Hal and I) to hunt elephant with Yansen and Taylor.

Tappi town is fairly large with about 60 – 70 huts. However it has no novel attractions. But besides the town there is the govt compound with the Ass’t. D. Co. home – a swell affair – with a big house where Mr. Taylor stays – several other large houses and some smaller native ones. It is about ¼ of a mile from the town. Then, ¼ of a mile the other way is the school compound where there are about2 houses. With a pale red clay wall checked with white A very attractive combination. 

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